Rwanda vs Uruguay: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Rwanda
14,560 hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
18,394 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
20th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Rwanda
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 18,394 hectares against 14,560 hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 3,834 hectares.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 20th of 235 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2,762 hectares | 45,685 hectares | 48,447 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 354.7 hectares | 36,936 hectares | 36,581 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 13,173 hectares | 25,254 hectares | 12,081 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 14,560 hectares | 18,583 hectares | 4,023 hectares | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Rwanda or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 18,394 hectares against 14,560 hectares in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Rwanda and Uruguay?
- 3,834 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Uruguay rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Rwanda ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 20th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.